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MixedClaude Code · 3 Aug 2025

I'm not sure it's actually saving me any time

js2 on Hacker News

40% of the time

In the thread “6 weeks of Claude Code”, replying to this comment

Helped: Reviewing commits, drafting messages, catching tiny logic errors.

Got in the way: Writing code from scratch was often faster than using the tool.

… I have plenty of criticisms for CC too. I'm not sure it's actually saving me any time. I've spent the last two weeks working 10 hour days with it. …